| Top Picks for creating a Deer Resistant Garden | |
| Annuals | Perennials |
| Ageratum | Artemesia |
| Alyssum – annual & perennial | Cranesbill geranium – Geranium sanquineum |
| Begonia | Coral Bells – Heuchera |
| Coleus | Coreopsis |
| Marigold | Dicentra – Bleeding Heart |
| Monarda | Helleborus – Hellebore (Lenten Rose) |
| Rudbeckia (Black Eyed Susan) | Hibiscus – annual, perennial & tropical |
| Salvia – annual & perennial | Nepeta – Catmint |
| Dusty Miller | Sage – Salvia |
| Zinnia | Spiderwort – Tradescantia |
| Bulbs/Rhizomes | Shrubs/Trees |
| Allium | Barberry |
| Daffodil | Japanese Maple |
| Iris | Hibiscus – a.k.a. Rose-of-Sharon |
| Hyacinth | Holly |
| Lilac | |
| Viburnum | |
| Vines | Groundcovers |
| Bittersweet (Celastrus) | Black Lily Turf – Ophiopogon |
| Clematis | Lamium – Deadnettle |
| Honeysuckle | Lily of the Valley |
| Porcelain Berry Vine (Ampelopsis) | Lilyturf – Liriope muscari & punctata |
| Silver Fleece Vine (Polygonum aubertii) | Pachysandra |
| Trumpet Vine (campis Radicans) | Vinca minor (Myrtle, Periwinkle) |
| Wisteria (Chinese sinensis) | |
| Grass | Ferns |
| Bouteloua c. – Sideoats Grama | Adiantum p. – Maiden Hair Fern |
| Chasmanthium latifolium – Inland Sea Oats | Cyrtomium f. – Holly Fern |
| Festuca o. ‘glauca’ – Blue Fescue | Dryopteris – sp. Wood Fern |
| Miscanthus sp. – Chinese Silver Grass | Matteuccia p. – Ostrich Fern |
| Pennisetum o. – Fountain Grass | |
| Pennisetum – Annual Fountain Grass | |
Please note that a starving deer will eat just about anything once their habitat has been depleted of their natural food during a severe weather. The plants listed above are our top picks but no plant is 100% deer resistant. Deer tend to avoid plants with pungent, fuzzy, or prickly leaves. Once idea might be to intermingle pungent herbs into your annual and perennial beds . Chances are if the plant smells bad to you, the deer may avoid them too.
